The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-23

Under the REORGANIZATION of the Central Traf-
fc Association, George H. Daniels takes the
title of vice-commissioner, it sounding better
than assistant commissioner.
The Indianapolis, Eel River & Southwestern
enterprise again shows signs of life, and meet
ing of the old board of directors and stockholders
has been called for this city in May.
The roads which have ticket Offices on South
Illinois street have decided that they will not
close them up the 1st of May, but leave the
matter over until the new depot is completed.
The new Pullman train which is exhibition
through the East at the present time. and which
is attracting much attention. will be on ex-
hbtion at Indianapolis on the 9th, and at st.
Louis on the 9th of May.
Crumbo & Melcher have been awarded the
contract to build the bridge over Silver creek, on
the New Albany & Eastern road, which is an
extension of the o. g. NJ. The bridge and the
trestle will be nearly 1000 feet in length.
An engineering corps is this week making the
final survey for the location of the Cannelton,
Tell City & Lincoln road, a branch the L.. E. &
ST. l.. people propose to build, which will pass
through Perry and Spencer counties in southern
Indiana.
The c., l., St L. & c. yesterday completed
bridge over Buck creek Acton, of 100
foot span. Five more are to be put up this sea-
son, then every bridge CT the main line will be
constructed of iron and steel. resting on stone
abutments
The impression prevails that the West Shore
line is to be frozen out under the order OF
things. The line does not now do business out
of several Western points, Indianapolis being OF
the number. The plate and the color
lines cover ali points reached by the Vest
Shore In the Eas..
The Bee-line announces that the rate on grain
from Indianapolis to Cleveland will be cents
per 100 pounds the same as the rate to Ioiedo
and Detroit Heretofore the rate to Cleveland
has been cents per 100 pounds above the rate
to the other points named.
On May l, r. r. Wilt, travelling passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, with head
quarters at Columbus Ind. takes the agency of
the Pennsylvania and Vandalia lines In the Office
on South Illinois street, and G. L. Nesblt, the
present agent. takes the position made vacant
through the transfer of Mr. Wilt;
The several roads cenrering here are consider
ing the appointment of joint car inspector At
most railroad centers there is official bearing
that title and the performance of the duties
tached to the position prevents much Earring be-
tween the roads and often prevents the delay of
cars which are to be transferred from one road
to another.
The freight departments of the different roads
centerng in Peru are to be divided. L. N. An
drews. formerly agent for the Lake Erie & West
ern, Eel River. and Wabash assumes control of
the Lake Erie, and W. Werick. of the Eel River
and Wabash. Mr.. Weirick mas had charge of
the supply department of the Wabash. and as
sumes the freight in connection.
1t is stated that the New York, Chicago & st.
Louis road Nickel plate) will, on the LIST of
June, be operated in connection with the West
Shore road as one line. and that D. w. Caldwell,
formerly general manager of the Pennsylvania
| lines west of Pittsburg, more recently general
manager of the Nickel plate. will be made gen.
eral manager Of the two interests.
NJ E. ingalls,. president of the G.. L, St. L. &
| c.. leaves Cincinnati for the East on Monday,
| and ore week from to-day will sail from New
| York for England. Superintendent Sherwood
| and Chief Engineer Morris are in Cincinnati for
day or two to confer with Mr. ingalls, as re-
CARDS the operation of the road during his alb
sence. which will probably be two months.
The Mackey system of roads are doing an i'm
| mense grain business south bound. All the
| grain that can be gathered up in western Indi-
ana and eastern Illinois, by the E. & T. H., and
| the P, d. q E. roads is going forward via Ev-
ansville. AS a large share of this business has
| been coming through Indianapolis heretofore.
there is some feeling over the matter. and it is
alleged that tariff rates not adhered to
/ strictly by the Mackey roads.
The Indianapolis division of the National
Switchmen's Association. have now got things
| in good working order, and have in their mem
| Dership some sixty-seven of the local Switchmen.
| Connected with the organization is an insurance
| department, and one of the members, when sick,
draws Sc per week, and if SO injured to pre-
| vent his following his vocation. be draws a
| benefit 5000. Three of the members are now i'll
and drawing their Sc per week.
Under the present arrangement all provisions
shipped East by Kingan & Co. go over the Van
derbilt lines. and orders are that all cars bear
ing the trademark in a large letter TX" shall be
| forwarded the time that emigrant
4 trains coming West make, which is fully twenty
FIVE miles per hour. The property must be
loaded in of the White line Merchants
Dispatch of recent build. to make it safe to move
them at the high speed necessary.
An old enterprise the building of the Missis-
sipp Tennessee &, Evansville road, has been re-
vived. A charter for building the road was
granted in 1892 The headquarters of the COM
pany are at Corinth. Miss. The charter pro-
vides for the building of road from some point
on the Mississippi river. in the State of Misss-
sipp in the direction OF Oxford and Cornth to
Evansville Ind, along such route the incor-
porators may deem the most expedient.
j. W. Voorhees,. master car-builder, of this
city, has made arrangements with the Pullman
company to furnish of their sleeping coaches
to carry party of fifteen master car builders
who will meet in Indianapolis on the evening OF
the 18th of June, and go to Minneapolis to attend
+ the annual convention of the Master Car-build
ers National Association, which convenes in
that city on the 14th of June. The c., l., St L.
& G. and the c., NJ. & st. P. have offered to haul
the coach to and from the convention free.